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Docker Curriculum

A hands-on Docker tutorial

Learn Docker by building real apps.

Start with docker run, package a Flask app, connect it to Elasticsearch with Compose, and deploy it to AWS. No Docker experience required.

Start the tutorialView on GitHub
docker-curriculum ~ ready
$ docker run hello-world
→ write your first Dockerfile
→ run Flask + Elasticsearch with Compose
→ deploy the app to AWS

Choose where to start

01 / FOUNDATIONS

Start with the basics

Learn how images and containers work, and how Docker differs from a virtual machine.

02 / DOCKERFILES

Containerize a web app

Serve a static site with Nginx, then package a Flask app in your own image.

03 / COMPOSE

Connect two services

Run the Food Trucks app with Flask and Elasticsearch using Docker networking and Compose.

04 / MODERN DOCKER

Make builds faster and safer

Use multi-stage builds, target ARM and x86, sync code with Compose Watch, and harden your containers.